I <3 italian. if i move to italy will i learn it okay?

Question

im in italian 5/6 going on next year to 7/8 and i love it. i havent been to italy yet buhhh this summer! =) i want to move there i love everything about italian

Answer 1

Italy will be happy to receive you and you will seduced by all of us. You will appreciate our wine, pasta,  palaces,  fashion, jewelry, be ready to celebrate!

Answer 2

Hi Stefanie,

When I was 19, I moved to Italy from Los Angeles.  At the time, I didn&#039;t speak a word of Italian, except for the obvious (Ciao, Buongiorno, and a few cuss words, of course).

When I moved there, I went to a small town.  The only person I knew there that spoke English was my girlfriend (now my wife), who was native to the town I was living in.

I made it my mission to learn the language as quickly as possible, so I fully integrated myself.  Wherever I went, I always had an Italian/English dictionary with me, and I did everything I could to carry on conversations with people.

I spent a great deal of time having meals with my girlfriend&#039;s family, and even though she spoke English, I made it my responsibility to communicate in Italian, and only had her help me when I couldn&#039;t find an answer myself.

When we were apart, I would find people to speak with and learn their life stories.

Even at home there, while I did have a bunch of movies in English (Before satellite TV), I regularly watched Italian dubbed versions of American Television, even though I didn&#039;t understand.  I found that while listening, I could watch the lips and get a good sense of what was being said, allowing me to translate on the fly.  It was extremely helpful.  I remember understanding reruns of The Bionic Woman by reading lips.

I also attended classes in Rome that were for foreigners.  The classes were 100% in Italian, which was interesting.  This helped me with grammar more than anything.

With all of that, after 3 months I was at a point that I could effectively communicate.  After about 6 months, I would say I was proficient in the language, and after about 9 months I was fluent.  

At that point, my desire was to dive deeper into grammar, since it is so much more complex than English, build a much better vocabulary (vocabulary in written Italian is quite different than spoken), and to lose my American accent.

About a year after having arrived, I was successful in losing the American accent.  I still had an accent, but it was non-descript.  People knew I wasn&#039;t &#039;from there&#039;, but they couldn&#039;t figure out where I was from.  

Unfortunately, I moved back to the states after a couple years, and while I travel back and forth very regularly now, my American accent has returned :-(.

I hope this helps.  It really isn&#039;t a difficult language to learn, but it is difficult to master.  You just have to be very determined, and stay away from English as much as possible.

Good luck!

Answer 3

yes if you like that much..... just make sure you study the language and practice with talking to people as much as you can :) good luck and have a great time this summer, u will love italy :D

Answer 4

Hi, I m an italian girl... and I livi in Milan....

i would like to know if u want an apartment ( only a room) in Italy... contact me [e-mail]

Answer 5

Good for you!  You&#039;ve got lots of enthusiasm, which you&#039;ll need if you move country.  

Most people who come have a reasonable grasp of the language after a year or so, but there&#039;s always more to learn - it can be exhausting.

Three bits of advice:

- Read about the more negative aspects of living in Italy before coming - I love it here, but there are very frustrating aspects too!  Try &quot;The Dark Heart of Italy&quot; by Tobias Jones for example.  Remember - all countries have their downsides, no matter how lovely Italian culture is.  Don&#039;t let it put you off, but be wise to it.

- Learn as much Italian as you can before coming - it&#039;ll make those first disorienting months in the country easier if you can understand a bit and make yourself understood.  Try www.learnitalianpod.com, listen to Italian radio e.g. www.radiodeejay.it, try and make your way through a book (the first book you read will be hard, but it gets easier after that!), try &quot;Il Corvo&quot; by Mario Lodi if you can find it on international Ebay or something.

- Stay with Italians when you arrive.  WWOOFing is a good way to visit an Italian family cheaply (www.wwoof.it).